Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Issued: 5 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
11.3° C

1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 10AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 01). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (01 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu morning, fresh winds from the N by Fri night).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
11
1.3
ENE
12
1
E
13
1
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
653
547
378
425
356
331
250
236
176
133
153
191
184
187
237
130
232
245
292
174
202
407
340
335
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
N
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:40AM1.65m
5:06PM1.80m
5:22AM1.64m
5:48PM1.78m
6:03AM1.61m
6:29PM1.74m
Low Tide
10:48AM0.34m
11:23PM0.40m
11:31AM0.34m
00:06AM0.40m
12:14PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:02
8:02
8:02
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
8
10
10
8
8
8
8
8
8
10
10
8
8
9
8
8
9
11
11
11
11
10
Feels °C
5
5
6
7
7
6
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
6
5
5
6
8
8
8
8
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
11
0.5
E
14
1
E
13
1
E
13
Energy kJ
653
547
378
425
356
331
250
236
123
133
153
191
184
187
237
130
232
245
292
174
202
98
340
335
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.7
NE
6
0.3
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
Energy kJ
125
125
125
125
122
120
120
120
176
123
123
93
66
89
61
37
47
20
21
20
20
18
17
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.2
S
8
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.2
SSW
13
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
15
6
85
83
108
64
45
43
8
11
13
13
8
5
34
73
52
41
50
18
17
43
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NNE
6
1
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
1.3
ENE
12
1
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
Energy kJ
22
21
16
13
10
9
10
10
10
18
32
27
84
61
61
407
48
80
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
7
9
9
9
5
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